"藪をつついて蛇を出す" meaning in Japanese

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        "1": "to poke the bush to let out the snake"
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          "蛇",
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          "出",
          "だ"
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              "藪蛇",
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        "to stir up trouble for oneself, to stir up a hornets' nest"
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        "(idiomatic) to stir up trouble for oneself, to stir up a hornets' nest"
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